COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rome vs Morton
PLACE A
Rome, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Morton, Pennsylvania
Rome is 87% smaller than Morton. Morton earns more, with a median household income $6,563 higher. Morton has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -13%).
ROMEMORTONDIFFERENCE
Total population3732,768−87% vs Morton
Population density7197,732−7,013
Population growth-12.9%4.1%−17.0 pts
Median age28.142.0−13.9
Male47.5%51.7%−4.2 pts
Female52.5%48.3%+4.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%13.2%−13.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.4%58.3%+33.1 pts
Black4.4%24.5%−20.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%2.8%−0.3 pts
Asian0.0%11.7%−11.7 pts
Other1.6%2.8%−1.1 pts
Median household income$55,000$61,563−$6,563
Per capita income$22,937$42,209−$19,272
Poverty rate25.8%6.4%+19.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3500.429−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%35.2%−24.3 pts
Graduate degree0.7%12.6%−11.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%4.7%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation68.6%64.9%+3.7 pts
Median home value$150,000$267,400−$117,400
Median gross rent$942$1,257−$315
Owner-occupied50.6%59.3%−8.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.8%0.4%+19.4 pts
Rent-burdened households32.9%55.8%−22.9 pts
Average commute22.633.0−10.4
Worked from home20.6%20.9%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%7.6%−7.6 pts
Uninsured5.5%7.8%−2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025